Hame-clip.



f UNITED STATES P TENT OFFlCE C WILLIAM Q-JomvsON, or WAUKON, IOWA.

HAM E-CLIP.

I srn'orrrcarron roi in j m of Letters Patent No. 664,411, dated.December 25, 1900.

Application filed May 12, 1900.

.Waukon, in the county of Allamakee and State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hallie-Clips; and I do herebydeclare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description'of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertaius to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements involved inthe construction of a harness attachment.

'The object of myinvention is to provide a hame-clip which may be veryreadily secured in its operative position upon the hame, the peculiarconstruction of my clip beingsuch as to form the most perfectadjustmentof the relation of the tug to the hame.

By the use of myinvent-ion the tug can be readily connected with the.hame in such a manner as to dispose the draft properly upon theshoulders of the animal whether the animal be large or small.

Other objects and advantages will be made fully apparent in thefollowing specification, considered in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, of which- Figure l is a perspective view showing my attachmentin its operative position upon a hame. Fig. 2 is aside elevationthereof, showing another disposition of the tug. Fig. 3 is a similarview showing the tug adjusted so that it will be secured in the upperportion of my hame-clip, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of my clip andthe hame to which it is secured.

Briefly stated, my invention consists in an attachment for the hame bymeans of which the tug can be adj ustably secured in position withrespect to the hame either directly or by means of the usual link, whichlatter is permanently secured to the end of the tug.

In order to conveniently refer to the several parts of my invention andtheir cooperating accessories, numerals will be employed, of which 1indicates a hame of the usual or any preferred construction, while 2 isthe body portion of my hame-clip, which is so formed that it will snuglyreceive and encircle the hame, the free end or anchoring-ter- Serial No.16,543. \N'dm'odei.)

' side of the hame, said terminal 3 being preferably tapered, so that itwill present no objectionable obstruction to the collar with which thehame is designed to cooperate. The outer end of the body portionterminates in the right-angled extension 4, which is designed to restsecurely against the outer edge 5 of the hame, the entire clip or bodyportion thereof being permanently securedio the hame in any preferredway, as by the eyewise secured to the upper and lower ends of thesection 4 are the permanentlylocated eyes or lugs 8, provided withvertically-disposed apertures designed to receive the anchoring-bolt 9.Located intermediatethe lugs 8 are the apertures 10 and 11, each lieingpreferably diamond-shaped,substantially as shown, and designed toreceive the head 1 12, formed on the anchoring-stem 13 of the removableeye 14, and it is obvious that by entering the head 12 within one of theapertures 10 or 11 and turning the eye 14 so that it is disposed in ahorizontal plane said eye= will be securely anchored in position readyto receive the bolt9.

By reference to Fig. 1 and other views it will be seen that the bolt 9is protected against undue wear and strain by means of the antifrictionrollers or collars 15.

By reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen that the tug, as indicated by thenumeral 16, may be connected directly to my improved clip by enteringthe bolt 9 through the usual loop end of the tug, thus avoiding thenecessity of using the usual metallic eye -section 17, as shown in Fig.2. In Fig. 3 the tug is shown as being disposed in the upper end of theclip,

thus enabling an adjustment of the relative relation of the tug and clipto be made to accommodate a small draft-animal. In Fig. 1

the lower eye has been removed, thus en-- v p The antifriction-rollersare provided with three diflerent points of adjustment are provided forthe tug. It will be further obvious that any preferred number ofeyesorlugs 14 may be provided for the clip, thus increasing the capacityof the device for adjustment.

very cheaply and expeditiously manufactured, and the complete device maybe quickly secured in its operative position upon the hame by providinga suitable aperture for thebolt 6 and screwing the end of saidv bolt inthe hame-body.

It is obvious' that instead of providing the head 12 upon the stem 13said stem may be threaded, and thus adapted to enter suitablythreadedapertures in the section 4.

It will be understood that various changes may be made in producing myimproved hame-clip without departing from the spirit of my invention,and I therefore wish to com.- prehend in this application allsubstantial equivalents and substitutes. Believing that the constructionand use of my invention have been fully apprehended from the foregoingspecification, further reference to the details thereof is deemedunnecessary.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1'. The herein-described hame-clip comprising a body portion 2 havingupon one side an anchoring-terminal 3 and upon the other side aright-angled extension i; a lug permanently secured to each end of saidextension 4; aplurality of removable lugs eachhaving an eye and a stemthe latter being adapted to be received by an aperture in the extension4; a

' bolt passing through eyesin the fixed and removable lugs, allsubstantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

2. A hame-clip comprising a body portion having an anchoring-terminal 3and a rightangled extension 4, the latter being provided at each endwith stationary lugs having ver-. tically=disposed apertures; apluralityof lugs adapted to be anchoredin apertures located means to attach saidbody to the hame andav right-angled extension formed on said body havinga stationary lug at each end provided with an aperture; in combinationwith a plurality of removable lugs each having an eye and ananchoring-stem, the latter being provided with a cross-head adapted tobe received by a vertically-disposed slot in said rightangled extensionwhereby when said Stem is entered in said slot and the lug is turnedonequarter around, the apertures in the end of the lug will register.with the apertures in the stationary lugs and receive a bolt by whichthe end of the tug may be adj ustably secured in place between any twoof said lugs substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth. t1

L A hame-clip and means to secure the same upon the hame, said cliphaving an upper and lower stationary lug each provided with an aperture,and a plurality of removable lugs and means to adjustably secure saidlugs in place whereby the space between one of the stationarylugs and aremovable lug may be regulated to receive the end of the tug, allsubstantially as specified and for the purpose set forth. v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

H. G. J OHNSON, S. R. THOMPSON.

